Did ya hear, the new Netflix series Easy was filmed in Chicago? It's a little hard not to notice, since local filmmaker Don’t Fret makes a cameo appearance when Matt and Jeff ask him to do all the art for their new business. From that point forward, his artwork is showcased on everything from sweatshirts to the garage … Read more
The Robbins native dishes on ditching childhood stardom, getting in the music game, and watching Chicago from afar.
The pioneering writer translated the social tumult of the 1960s and beyond into broad (and subtly progressive) story lines. It was an approach she learned under the soap queen Irna Phillips in Chicago at the birthplace of the genre.
Gourd Mountain at Fall Bulb Fest in Glencoe Photo: Robin Carlson Oct. 1–Nov. 18 Art Erik Beehn Evanston Although artist Erik Beehn was raised in a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, his paintings are neither tacky nor glitzy. The SAIC grad creates abstracts of floral imagery by painting with solvents over inkjet prints from the … Read more
What are you doing October 13 to 23? Here’s where to go, and when.
Demetri Martin, Hamlet (the Revenge of Prince Zi Dan), Le Vin Herbé, Shaw’s Oyster Festival, and Trip the Light Fantastic: The Making of SuperStrip
Wolf Vostell’s “Concrete Traffic” suffered many indignities since unveiled in 1970. Friday, it makes a triumphant return.
As America slouches toward both a Trump presidency and a Cubs World Series, the Bugle co-host brings his flair for politics and wordplay to Chicago.
All the great music and celebrity spotting you want in a music fest, with more community involvement—and room to improve
The Chatham rapper’s fest made history at U.S. Cellular Field this weekend.
